The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-25
THE EASTER OFFERINGS.
Kitty Grey TO Her Father and Vice
Versa

locked so sober ard perplexed on,
Thursday afternoon that Edith Halstea,
reused herself from the faseinatin:
mysteries of kensing:on embroidery t,
ascertain the cause
What is the matter with Won to-day
Katharine Grey? Iverily believe tina
You have not smiled once since vol
came over here. Have you torn youi
new dress climbing fcnceso That i.
the most probable calamity of which
can think at the present mamen:."
Kitty smiled family as she shook hcl
curly head. MY dress is all right.
thank YOU. my dear; your insinuation
is absurd. l have not climbed fence
for six weeks 1t is exceedingly for.
tunate that it is not torn, for l should
probably be obliged to wea: it. even
if it were. New dresses are rather un.
common ~ our house
There was little accent of bitter.
ness and rebellion in ki.tie's voice as
she utter the last words, which Edith
was quick to note.
You want something that you can,
have; isn't tina, the trouh.e." she ques-
toned shrewdly; lin astoaished. Kit
tie. YOU are usually SO delightfully."-
philosophical with regard to such mat
tiers. Tell me all abou: it. nv dear. -
she concluded coasingly. casting aside
her beloved kensington. that she ighs
give her undoubted attention to the re-
-cital of ki::ie's woes She looked SO
sympathetic that kitti, yielded at once
Yes" she acknowledged. II want
some money; want it ba 'ly and there
is not the faintest possibility of my be-
ing able to get it. Somcway. l can't
manage II feel at all philosophical over
this matter. 1t is horribly inconven-
tent to be respectfully poor; you should
be profoundly thankful that you don t
know from personal experience just
how announcement it is. Sometimes
think would rather be street Arab
and beg from house to house. than be
obliged - econom re and plan so con-
tinu,lly in order to make respectable
appearance. There would be an actual
excitement in being extremely poor
and not Knowing what one would have
10 eat for the next meal, or whether
he would have any thing ut all" Two
tears -listened in ki.tie'S large bright
eyes. a sight so unusual that Edith
looked at her with something Of dis
may. Why shogld Kittie, usually so
supremacy indifferent to TRIES like
WORKOUT gloves, Soiled ribbons. diiapi-
slated shoes and old-fashioned dresses.
suddenly become so dissatisfied with
her CHEEKY little home? For X ties
home was eheerv and pleas
ant, despite the fact that the
little town was so outrageously healthy
tina. Dr.. Grry's income was barely
sufficient 70 meet the necessary es-
penses. leaving no margin at all for
iuNnries. DR.. Grey was genial and
pleasant. his wife was invariably Sc
rene and even-tempered, the four boys
We're generous and affectienate. even if
somewhat miSchievous and tantalizing.
hittie, herself. was ordinarily as bright
and contented = lassie as could be
found any place. What could be the
trouble to-day Il mus: find out all
about it" was Edith's unspoken
thought. Seating herself on the arm
OF hittie's chair, she impcr.lousiy or
-dered the confession TO proceed. You
always make ME Your confidant event.
ually, you know. Katharine. SO it will
save trouble if you will nnburiea your
mind q. once. and tell me why YOU
have become so dreadfully mercenary.
Proceed"
Kittie laughed. II was so absurd to
see Edith. who seldom ventured to
contradict or oppose her in the least,
put on n sem5lance of stern authority.
My dear child. do you see tiis?-
she asked. drawing forth from her
pocket portmonnaie. whose external
at least, did not indicate
that it secreted much wealth. Vow
1isten, she continued. opening it and
pouring its contents into her lap. !
Ten. fifteen. twenty-five. twenty
seven. thirty. thirty-five. thirtv-six.
thirty-seven, and this nickel with
hole punched through If, which no one
but blind old 5dr. Sykes would take q |
can't imagine where got ip: that is |
the sum total O: my wealth, Edith. and, |
oh! do want ten dollars so muchr'
''-Why? becaUse fathers birthday |
comes two weeks from Easter Sunday.
YOU know.and want to give him COM
plete set of Shakespeare works. The
only copy that We have is one that |
used to be grandfather the print is
so terribly fine that father can't read it
at sl;. and besides. Fred spilled u bot
tie of mucilage over it about six weeks !
ago. and the pages are glued together
now. 1t is remarkable. but that
wretched mucilage utterly refused to
stick to anything else; that is striking
of the total depravity of
Illuminate things. There is a beauti- !
full set of the Handy Volume edition
IN Mr.. Brereton's window. and the
price is only SO. 1t might rs well |
DE a hundred dollars. however, for ali |
tne good it is likely to do me-" and
Alftie ended with disconsolzte sigh. !
Edith looked sober. 1t was so strange
not 70 he able to give just what one
wished to give to = friend. She re-